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Question: Should there be salary caps in professional sports?
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Yes
 
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Lean Yes
 
#3
Neutral
 
#4
Lean No
 
#5
No
 
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Associate Justice PiT
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« on: June 15, 2009, 04:05:52 PM »

32Criminal Trials by Jury81.3; 9.4; 0.0; 3.1; 6.3
1Women in the Military83.3; 5.6; 11.1; 0.0; 0.0
49Permit Plea Bargaining83.3; 4.2; 8.3; 4.2; 0.0
38Aid for Importing Prescription Drugs40.0; 46.7; 0.0; 6.7; 6.7
37Water as a Public Good80.0; 6.7; 0.0; 0.0; 13.3
9Legalize Prostitution73.1; 11.5; 0.0; 3.8; 11.5
19Legalize Marijuana74.0; 10.0; 0.0; 6.0; 10.0
31Jury Nullification79.2; 4.2; 4.2; 4.2; 8.3
53Allow Airlines to Charge for Passengers who Require Extra Seats73.0; 8.1; 0.0; 5.4; 13.5
55Legalize Brothels70.6; 8.8; 5.9; 2.9; 11.8
25Job Outsourcing58.6; 20.7; 6.9; 0.0; 13.8
6Allow Gay Marriage75.9; 6.9; 0.0; 0.0; 17.2
17Government-Sponsored Health Care62.5; 15.0; 0.0; 7.5; 15.0
47Reduce Student Loan Interest64.3; 10.7; 3.6; 0.0; 21.4
26Line-Item Veto47.8; 26.1; 0.0; 8.7; 17.4
22Nuclear Power58.6; 13.8; 6.9; 6.9; 13.8
18Eliminate the Deficit40.0; 32.0; 12.0; 4.0; 12.0
29Doctor-Assisted Suicide56.7; 13.3; 0.0; 10.0; 20.0
30Reduce Military Funding60.0; 8.6; 0.0; 8.6; 22.9
4Free Trade Expansion41.7; 25.0; 2.8; 11.1; 19.4
60Require seatbelts to be worn42.4; 21.2; 3.0; 6.1; 27.3
44Reduce Stop Light Cameras51.5; 9.1; 12.1; 9.1; 18.2
52Right to Nuclear Energy52.0; 8.0; 4.0; 12.0; 24.0
10Legalize Selling Human Body Parts44.0; 16.0; 0.0; 8.0; 32.0
5Legalize Hard Drugs31.3; 28.1; 6.3; 9.4; 25.0
23Protect Strikers' Jobs50.0; 7.7; 0.0; 19.2; 23.1
54Mediate Regional Conflicts18.9; 37.8; 2.7; 16.2; 24.3
15Campaign Finance Reform40.6; 15.6; 3.1; 6.3; 34.4
51Sin Taxes36.7; 16.7; 3.3; 10.0; 33.3
16Funding of Religious Charities19.4; 35.5; 3.2; 16.1; 25.8
21Offshore Drilling30.3; 24.2; 15.2; 12.1; 18.2
48Eliminate Permanent Security Council Positions43.5; 8.7; 4.3; 17.4; 26.1
56Protect Animals Raised for Food43.3; 6.7; 3.3; 10.0; 36.7
46Marque and Reprisal against Piracy and Terrorism30.0; 20.0; 20.0; 10.0; 20.0
33Reduce the Corporate Tax36.7; 10.0; 6.7; 16.7; 30.0
59Decentralize Government Power42.9; 3.6; 10.7; 0.0; 42.9
62Government Power to Nationalize Companies39.3; 7.1; 3.6; 10.7; 39.3
34Limit CO2 emissions27.3; 18.2; 18.2; 18.2; 18.2
45Eliminate Copyrights38.5; 3.8; 3.8; 15.4; 38.5
50Public School Uniforms26.7; 13.3; 3.3; 3.3; 53.3
8Punish Illegal Immigrants26.9; 11.5; 0.0; 7.7; 53.8
43Shorten Prison Sentences22.7; 13.6; 18.2; 9.1; 36.4
39Increase Foreign Aid25.0; 10.7; 3.6; 14.3; 46.4
42Mandatory Public School Attendance26.5; 8.8; 0.0; 17.6; 47.1
14Privatize Social Security31.3; 3.1; 9.4; 12.5; 43.8
41Continue Monetary Aid to Israel22.9; 11.4; 0.0; 17.1; 48.6
57Judges' Right to Give Death Penalty26.3; 7.9; 5.3; 5.3; 55.3
35Require Helmets for Skiing18.2; 15.2; 3.0; 3.0; 60.6
13Reduce Federal-Owned Lands24.0; 8.0; 24.0; 12.0; 32.0
40Permit Segregation in Prisons18.2; 13.6; 4.5; 18.2; 45.5
61Government-Funded Abortion Clinics17.9; 12.8; 0.0; 15.4; 53.8
63Balanced Budget Amendment14.8; 11.1; 7.4; 25.9; 40.7
12Stricter Gun Control22.6; 3.2; 9.7; 16.1; 48.4
7Eliminate the Income Tax16.1; 9.7; 0.0; 6.5; 67.7
11Restrict Abortion22.9; 0.0; 5.7; 20.0; 51.4
27Allow Procedural Filibuster13.6; 9.1; 4.5; 9.1; 63.6
28Government Price Controls14.8; 3.7; 7.4; 18.5; 55.6
20Censor Indecent Broadcasts3.7; 14.8; 0.0; 18.5; 63.0
24Support NCLB8.0; 8.0; 4.0; 32.0; 48.0
3Return to the Gold Standard9.1; 4.5; 4.5; 9.1; 72.7
2Support the Patriot Act4.0; 4.0; 4.0; 12.0; 76.0
36Ability to ban Films and Video Games5.6; 0.0; 2.8; 13.9; 77.8
58Affirmative Action3.4; 0.0; 10.3; 17.2; 69.0

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« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2009, 08:10:18 PM »

no. 
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« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2009, 08:20:25 PM »

No.  Let each team spend what it wants.
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« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2009, 08:21:41 PM »

Government forced salary caps? Absolutely not.
League forced salary caps? Absolutely.
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« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2009, 08:36:02 PM »

If it's the government doing it then no, absolutely not.
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« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2009, 08:38:45 PM »

No. Just no f***ing way. Doesn't the government have enough unconstitutional powers already?

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« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2009, 09:43:05 PM »

Government forced salary caps? Absolutely not.
League forced salary caps? Absolutely.

I was going to post this myself. I'll vote 'yes' on the condition the question isn't directed at government involvement.
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« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2009, 09:58:44 PM »

Government forced salary caps? Absolutely not.
League forced salary caps? Absolutely.

I was going to post this myself. I'll vote 'yes' on the condition the question isn't directed at government involvement.

Players are payed exorbitant amounts of money, but the government shouldn't be the entity that does the capping.
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« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2009, 10:07:56 PM »

On the same page, it's absolutely time for a rookie salary cap in the NFL.
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« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2009, 08:18:08 AM »

Government forced salary caps? Absolutely not.
League forced salary caps? Absolutely.
this...I'm not sure how to vote
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« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2009, 09:37:30 AM »

Lean no -as long as taxpayer money is not involved in paying their salaries, I don't see why there should be any caps.
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« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2009, 11:04:36 AM »

No. Just no f***ing way. Doesn't the government have enough unconstitutional powers already?
I don't think this was referring to any type of government action...all leagues other than MLB already have self-induced salary caps.


Anyhow, I "lean no."  They create artifical, boring parity, especially in the NHL.

I would support a small amount of profit sharing to give the small market teams a chance, but the profit sharing should be only based on the size of the market and not the profitability of the team.
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« Reply #12 on: June 16, 2009, 11:30:10 AM »

No. Just no f***ing way. Doesn't the government have enough unconstitutional powers already?



interstate commerce clause, bro
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« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2009, 01:14:03 PM »

I posed this as league-managed, not governmental.

I vote a strong yes, with a generous cap. My main reason for posing it was the ridiculous spending by Real Madrid to gain players with which they would hope to dominate European soccer.

In the Australian Football League, the salary cap is maybe a bit too tight, but it's not an actual figure; it's proportional to the lowest and highest spending teams. The highest spending team cannot spend more than 150% of the lowest team. I'd like something more like 200% and a figure that could represent the lowest team, in case a team actually went lower, that would stop any major volatility. Maybe the current figure for the lowest team indexed for inflation, and automatically changing to a new figure should all the teams go above that figure, changing to the new lowest team player costs.
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« Reply #14 on: June 17, 2009, 01:30:53 PM »

No, at least not government imposed.
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« Reply #15 on: June 18, 2009, 06:06:25 AM »

No. Just no f***ing way. Doesn't the government have enough unconstitutional powers already?



interstate commerce clause, bro
The Fed's trump card.  It was with this that the New Deal idiots created the hated by all farm subsidies and allowed the Fed to restrict farmers from growing corn for personal use.  Because it's super smart to destroy food when people are starving!  Leftists love to help group A by hurting everybody (including group A). 
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